Two Hours with Thelonious. European Concerts by Thelonious Monk Quartet. Complete Paris and Milan Concerts (1961) available on June 16 2014 from Amazon for 14.10
EAN bar code 8427328607452 ξ1 registered June 16 2014
Product category is Audio
Manufacturered by Fresh Sound Records (FSR 745)
Product weight is 0.28 lbs.
STEREO DOUBLE CD 24 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED 2 LPs on 2 CDs Parts of this compilation were also released by Riverside as Monk in France (RS9491) and Monk in Italy (RS9443) When it comes to a giant like Thelonious Monk, it seems like everything he did was of relevance, and these splendid concert performances are no exception. They were taped in Paris and Milan, during the first European tour of Monk s quartet during the spring of 1961. It is an absorbing program of Monk s originals except for the four standards three of them performed as unaccompanied piano solos that might just as well be originals, so startling is their transformation in his hands. Monk always played with such wit and unerring time that he was a consistent joy to hear. Charlie Rouse s very personal manner became leaner in his years with Monk, as he assimilated perfectly the leader s style, so much so that he seems the pianist s alter ego. John Ore and Frankie Dunlop reacted beautifully and supplied solid rhythm support throughout. The two concert sessions were not produced by Riverside, but were acquired as a way of closing out their association with Thelonious Monk. Note: All tracks except #9 & 10 on CD-1 were issued on the 2-LP album Two Hours with Thelonious European Concerts by Thelonious Monk , Riverside R9460/9461 (Stereo).
^Charlie Rouse (2012). Two Hours with Thelonious. European Concerts by Thelonious Monk Quartet. Complete Paris and Milan Concerts (1961), Fresh Sound Records (fsr 745). Amazon. EAN 8427328607452 (revised Jun 2014)
